Topic: smoking

Guys, I need your help with something I should absolutely not need anybody’s help with. I’m 25, I’ve been smoking cigarettes for nearly six years, and I am finally quitting. After years of saying “I can quit,” I finally am making an effort to do just that…and it’s really hard. More »

Smokers do not like it when non-smokers tell them how to quit one bit. Non-smokers may have good intentions when urging people to cut out cigarettes, but to those with a nicotine addiction, some of their pleas just comes across … More »

“If you think smoking is sexy, think again.” -Sam Miller, Health Department spokesman. In an attempt to take the anti-smoking campaign up a notch, Bloomberg’s New York is trying to rebrand the habit as totally not sexy. They totally missed the … More »

Netx, on Sick Sad World: yet another inexplicable drinking trend is afoot! Upon finally growing bored on consuming alcohol with their asses, vaginas and eyeballs – why did I even have to write that sentence? — college students and other ridiculous human … More »

When I first started watching Mad Men, one of most disconcerting elements of the show to me was initially its inclusion of cigarettes. These constant, steady cigarette smoke streams throughout each episode — in the office, at home, in restaurants, by and around pregnant women. It was completely different than how things are presently, and it was considerably different than so many shows and movies that have been produced in the last fifteen years that don’t use cigarettes.

Now, however, smoking in movies appears to be increasing. Again. More »

Researchers at British American Tobacco (BAT) have been working hard to create a “healthier cigarette” prototype. The flavor and experience should be the same as a traditional Camel or Virginia Slim. The difference? Less toxins. More »

Chill, though, because they’re not actually smoking: the photos are digitally enhanced and the cigarettes are made from cheese, candles and incense. But what reactions do you have to this photo series by Belgian photographer Frieke Jannsen? More »

Obviously, quitting smoking is an incredibly healthy thing to do for your body. It lowers your blood pressures, restores oxygen to your blood stream, increases lifespan, decreases risk of respiratory illness and clears up skin, not to mention the social … More »